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October 20, 2026
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Review Application Invokes Non-Existent Jurisdiction': P&H High Court Rules Controlling Authority Cannot Review Orders Under
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  • HIGH COURTS

"It has not been shown, nor could learned counsel for the petitioners point out, any provision under the Act which vests the Controlling Authority with

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Article 226 | Mandamus Cannot Be Issued Contrary To Statutory Recruitment Rules In Absence Of
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Without there being any pleadings to show in what manner there is repugnancy between the two provisions and without challenge to the statutory rules, no such repugnancy

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Delay And Laches Cannot Be Invoked To Deny Relief When Revenue Authorities Fail To Implement
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"The State cannot rely on a delay to which its own inaction has contributed." Telangana High Court, in a significant ruling, held that a plea

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Section 3(2)(va) SC/ST Act Attracted Only If Offence Is Specified In Schedule; Inapplicable To Secs
  • legal News
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Thus, for applicability of Section 3(2)(va) of SC & ST Act, the offence committed must be the one specified in the Schedule. Offences punishable under Sections 420

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Granted Merely Because SC/ST Act Offence Not Made Out If Custodial
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Therefore, merely because the essential ingredients of the offence under Section 3(1)(l) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Income Tax | ESOP Expenditure Is Allowable As Revenue Deduction; AO Cannot Apply Post-Facto Valuation
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"The cost of ESOP could be debited to the profit and loss account of the Assessee." Delhi High Court, in a judgment dated 17th September

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Section 37 NDPS Act | Two-Year Incarceration Without Trial Commencement & Implication Solely On Co-Accused
  • legal News
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Supreme Court held that an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is entitled to regular bail where he has undergone nearly

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Order 47 Rule 1 CPC | Discovery Of Pre-Existing Facts No Ground For Review Without
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  • HIGH COURTS

"The applicant must also establish that, despite the exercise of due diligence, the matter could not have been known to him or produced at the

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Order 21 CPC | Execution Of Land Acquisition Award Cannot Be Dismissed For Non-Naming Of
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"The awards remain operative, and the petitioners seek payment of compensation for the land acquired from them. Their entitlement to proceed with execution should not be

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
UGC Regulations 2010 | Specific Discipline Qualifications Prevail Over General Faculty Criteria, Department's Administrative Placement
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Merely because the Department of Business Administration falls within the Faculty of Commerce does not in any manner dilute or override the minimum eligibility qualifications

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Probation Of Offenders Act | Benefit Cannot Be Invoked Merely Because Accused Is First Offender
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  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The circumstances of the case including the nature of the offence and the character of the offender should be the reigning factor in deciding as

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
ULC Act | State Cannot Resurrect Lapsed Obligations Via Revenue Entries When Proceedings Judicially Declared
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Once the proceedings under the ULC Act concerning the said land had been judicially declared to have abated, a revenue entry cannot itself confer or revive a

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October 20, 2026
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Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Suit For Cancellation Of Compromise Barred As Abuse Of
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Having raised that challenge and obtained a decision thereon, she could not reopen it merely by framing a separate Suit for cancellation of the MOU."

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October 20, 2026
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Section 47 Registration Act | Date Of Execution Prevails Over Date Of Registration; Earlier Executed
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  • HIGH COURTS

"In view of the provisions of Section 47 of the Registration Act, 1908 it is well settled that a document on subsequent registration will take

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Suit For Cancellation Of Compromise Barred As Abuse Of
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"Having raised that challenge and obtained a decision thereon, she could not reopen it merely by framing a separate Suit for cancellation of the MOU."

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October 20, 2026
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Section 482 CrPC | Court Must 'Read Between The Lines' To Weed Out Inherently Improbable
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  • HIGH COURTS

"By reading between the lines the narrative presented in the FIR is unnatural, lacks inherent probability, and stands as an afterthought designed to give a

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Railways Liable For Theft Of Un-Booked Luggage If Negligence Allowed Unauthorized Entry Into Reserved Coach:
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  • TRIBUNAL

"If any unauthorized person is permitted to be present on the reserved compartment of a train, then Section 100 of the Indian Railways Act would

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Executing Court Cannot Go Behind A Decree Unless It Is A Nullity For Lack Of
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"A decree becomes a nullity only when it is passed by a court that inherently lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter or the parties, and

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Section 7 EPF Act | Retrospective Substitution Of Pension Scheme Valid; Annual Valuation Under Para
  • legal News
  • HIGH COURTS

"Although sub-para (1) of Para 32 stipulates that the Central Government shall have an annual valuation of the EPF made by a valuer appointed by it,

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October 20, 2026
legalnews
Section 54 Wakf Act | Long Possession Confers No Right To Continue In Occupation If
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  • HIGH COURTS

"Merely being in possession of the premises for long time does not give any right to the petitioner to continue in possession of the accommodation,

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October 20, 2026
Supreme Court
Section 3(2)(va) SC/ST Act Attracted Only If Offence Is Specified In Schedule; Inapplicable To Secs
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Thus, for applicability of Section 3(2)(va) of SC & ST Act, the offence committed must be the one specified in the Schedule. Offences punishable under Sections 420

read more
October 20, 2026
Supreme Court
Section 37 NDPS Act | Two-Year Incarceration Without Trial Commencement & Implication Solely On Co-Accused
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

Supreme Court held that an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is entitled to regular bail where he has undergone nearly

read more
October 20, 2026
Supreme Court
Probation Of Offenders Act | Benefit Cannot Be Invoked Merely Because Accused Is First Offender
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The circumstances of the case including the nature of the offence and the character of the offender should be the reigning factor in deciding as

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Freedom Fighters' Pension | Claim Cannot Be Defeated By Delay & Laches; Standard Of Proof
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The grant of Samman Nidhi discharges an obligation of gratitude that has its source in the Constitution itself. That obligation is one of recognition, not compensation.

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Pre-Arrest Bail Warranted When Corruption Allegations Stem From Civil Transactions Devoid Of Bodily Harm: Supreme
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Considering the circumstances on record, in our view, the appellants are entitled to the relief claimed under Section 482 of the BNSS." Supreme Court, in an

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Access To Justice Prevails Over Party Autonomy When Arbitration Rendered Unworkable By Non-Payment Of Costs:
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"While party autonomy is the heart and soul of arbitration law, the question whether a party is bound to proceed for arbitration before the forum where the

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Appellate Court Can Acquit Non-Appealing Accused If Prosecution Evidence Lacks Credibility: Supreme Court
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The absence of an appeal by the accused-respondent does not, by itself, denude this Court of its appellate jurisdiction. In exercise of powers under Section

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Section 190(1)(b) CrPC | Court Can Take Cognizance On Material In Closure Report; Sec 161
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Section 161 CrPC statements, obviously, cannot be relied on at the trial, but definitely could be gone into at the time of cognizance, since that

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
AP Panchayat Raj Act | Revised Electoral Roll Published Before Election Notification Must Be Used
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"If the final electoral roll prepared by the Election Commission of India upon completion of the SIR is published before the date of notification of

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Income Tax Act | If Foundational Ground For Reassessment Fails, Revenue Cannot Fish For Other
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"If the ground on which reassessment is found to be initiated is untenable, then there is no question of any other ground coming forth in

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Arbitration Act | Once Arbitral Tribunal Is Constituted And Hearing Underway, Final Call On Interim
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

 "Times without number, this Court and several High Courts have on the constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal, even allowed orders made under Section 9, to

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Criminal Antecedents & Societal Impact Cannot Be Overridden By Period In Custody; Violence Against Doctors
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The safety and dignity of the medical professional are consequently not matters of personal privilege. They are the safeguards which serve the larger public interest

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Freeze Online Services, Deny Fitness Certificates & Blacklist Vehicles On Parivahan Portal For Unpaid E-Challans:
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"However, what is expected of the Authorities insofar as effective implementation of recovery of fine etc. is concerned is to freeze the online services

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Article 32 | Cross-State Transfer Of FIRs Involving State-Specific Depositors Protection Acts Denied; Accused Granted
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"In the circumstances, we find that the ends of justice would be met if we reserve liberty to the petitioners herein... to seek clubbing of

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October 19, 2026
Supreme Court
Prolonged Incarceration & Delayed Trial Valid Grounds For Bail Under PC Act & IPC: Supreme
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Suffice it to state that the appellant has undergone incarceration for more than two years and we have been informed that only 07 out

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October 18, 2026
Supreme Court
Town Planning Residential Zoning Cannot Override Bar On Patta Over Water Bodies; State Must Allot
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Reference to the subject matter being in a mixed residential zone, either in fact or in law, cannot be treated as effacing the effect of

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October 18, 2026
Supreme Court
Section 17A PC Act | Prior Approval Not Required To Investigate Public Servant Accused Of
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The act of demanding a bribe is a pure criminal act, not connected with official functions and not relatable to or having any linkage with

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October 18, 2026
Supreme Court
Accused In Custody For 30 Months Out Of Maximum 3-Year Sentence Entitled To Bail Despite
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Insofar as the present case is concerned, the maximum punishment that could be imposed if at all the appellant is convicted of the charges is

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October 18, 2026
Supreme Court
Illegal Excavation | State Must Probe Offences Under MMDR & Forest Acts Along With General
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"The primary concern is that whoever commits any offence under the relevant Statues, both the MMDR Act as well as the Forest Act and the

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October 17, 2026
Supreme Court
Failure To Consider Incident Video Footage & Section 161 CrPC Witness Statements Vitiates Grant Of
  • SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

"Merely recording the submissions of the parties without any independent assessment of such submissions is not a proper approach while dealing with applications for bail. Reference

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October 20, 2026
High Court
Review Application Invokes Non-Existent Jurisdiction': P&H High Court Rules Controlling Authority Cannot Review Orders Under
  • HIGH COURTS

"It has not been shown, nor could learned counsel for the petitioners point out, any provision under the Act which vests the Controlling Authority with

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Article 226 | Mandamus Cannot Be Issued Contrary To Statutory Recruitment Rules In Absence Of
  • HIGH COURTS

"Without there being any pleadings to show in what manner there is repugnancy between the two provisions and without challenge to the statutory rules, no such repugnancy

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Delay And Laches Cannot Be Invoked To Deny Relief When Revenue Authorities Fail To Implement
  • HIGH COURTS

"The State cannot rely on a delay to which its own inaction has contributed." Telangana High Court, in a significant ruling, held that a plea

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Anticipatory Bail Cannot Be Granted Merely Because SC/ST Act Offence Not Made Out If Custodial
  • HIGH COURTS

"Therefore, merely because the essential ingredients of the offence under Section 3(1)(l) of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act are

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Income Tax | ESOP Expenditure Is Allowable As Revenue Deduction; AO Cannot Apply Post-Facto Valuation
  • HIGH COURTS

"The cost of ESOP could be debited to the profit and loss account of the Assessee." Delhi High Court, in a judgment dated 17th September

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Order 47 Rule 1 CPC | Discovery Of Pre-Existing Facts No Ground For Review Without
  • HIGH COURTS

"The applicant must also establish that, despite the exercise of due diligence, the matter could not have been known to him or produced at the

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Order 21 CPC | Execution Of Land Acquisition Award Cannot Be Dismissed For Non-Naming Of
  • HIGH COURTS

"The awards remain operative, and the petitioners seek payment of compensation for the land acquired from them. Their entitlement to proceed with execution should not be

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
UGC Regulations 2010 | Specific Discipline Qualifications Prevail Over General Faculty Criteria, Department's Administrative Placement
  • HIGH COURTS

"Merely because the Department of Business Administration falls within the Faculty of Commerce does not in any manner dilute or override the minimum eligibility qualifications

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
ULC Act | State Cannot Resurrect Lapsed Obligations Via Revenue Entries When Proceedings Judicially Declared
  • HIGH COURTS

"Once the proceedings under the ULC Act concerning the said land had been judicially declared to have abated, a revenue entry cannot itself confer or revive a

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Suit For Cancellation Of Compromise Barred As Abuse Of
  • HIGH COURTS

"Having raised that challenge and obtained a decision thereon, she could not reopen it merely by framing a separate Suit for cancellation of the MOU."

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Section 47 Registration Act | Date Of Execution Prevails Over Date Of Registration; Earlier Executed
  • HIGH COURTS

"In view of the provisions of Section 47 of the Registration Act, 1908 it is well settled that a document on subsequent registration will take

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Order 7 Rule 11 CPC | Suit For Cancellation Of Compromise Barred As Abuse Of
  • HIGH COURTS

"Having raised that challenge and obtained a decision thereon, she could not reopen it merely by framing a separate Suit for cancellation of the MOU."

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Section 482 CrPC | Court Must 'Read Between The Lines' To Weed Out Inherently Improbable
  • HIGH COURTS

"By reading between the lines the narrative presented in the FIR is unnatural, lacks inherent probability, and stands as an afterthought designed to give a

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Executing Court Cannot Go Behind A Decree Unless It Is A Nullity For Lack Of
  • HIGH COURTS

"A decree becomes a nullity only when it is passed by a court that inherently lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter or the parties, and

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Section 7 EPF Act | Retrospective Substitution Of Pension Scheme Valid; Annual Valuation Under Para
  • HIGH COURTS

"Although sub-para (1) of Para 32 stipulates that the Central Government shall have an annual valuation of the EPF made by a valuer appointed by it,

read more
October 20, 2026
High Court
Section 54 Wakf Act | Long Possession Confers No Right To Continue In Occupation If
  • HIGH COURTS

"Merely being in possession of the premises for long time does not give any right to the petitioner to continue in possession of the accommodation,

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October 20, 2026
High Court
Interest Act | Notice Demanding Interest Cannot Be Issued After Principal Debt Is Already Paid:
  • HIGH COURTS

"If the principal amount has already been paid, though with a delay, the creditor cannot unilaterally bring about a cause of action for recovery of

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October 20, 2026
High Court
Minor Born In India Doesn't Lose Citizenship Merely Because Parent Acquired Foreign Citizenship: Madras High
  • HIGH COURTS

"In the absence of statutory sanction, the minor cannot be stripped of citizenship merely because his father acquired the citizenship of the United Kingdom in

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October 20, 2026
High Court
Child Born From Void Marriage Entitled To Share In Father's Notional Coparcenary Property: Karnataka High
  • HIGH COURTS

"Once the share of the deceased in property that would have been allotted to him if a partition had taken place immediately before his death

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October 20, 2026
High Court
RBI Circular On Unauthorised Transactions | Bank Cannot Deny Zero Liability Protection Alleging Negligence If
  • HIGH COURTS

"Banks cannot absolve themselves of the liability towards losses suffered by the customers on account of unauthorized electronic transactions based on perceived negligence of the customers." Kerala

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October 09, 2026
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Repeal of 135-Year-Old Law: Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 Mandates Technology-Neutral Proof for Digital Banking

Repeal of 135-Year-Old Law: Bankers’ Books Evidence Act, 2026 Mandates Technology-Neutral Proof for Digital Banking Records

 

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September 09, 2024
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Juvenile Justice in India: A Comprehensive Overview in the Modern Era

The Juvenile Justice system in India has evolved significantly over the years, reflecting the changing societal values and international commitments towards the rights of children. The Juvenile

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August 26, 2024
Blogs
Cross-Examination of Witnesses in India: A Comprehensive Overview

Cross-examination is a critical component of the adversarial legal system, particularly in India, where it serves as a powerful tool for truth discovery. The process allows the

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August 21, 2024
Blogs
Reportable Judgments VS Non Reportable Judgments in India A Detailed Exploration

In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.

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July 19, 2024
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India Ushers in a New Era of Legal Reforms with The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, The

The introduction of "The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023", "The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023", and "The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023" marks a significant milestone in the Indian legal framework,

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